Viola

Synopsis

Feature film. Loosely based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, the film begins with an all-female cast performing the play, gradually segueing into the dressing room where its story and prose impact on their off-stage lives. Mid-way through the audience is introduced to film’s centre, Viola (María Villar), whose desires connect their stories. Weaving in Shakespeare’s dialogue, Viola draws on the play’s language and its themes — love, comedy and deception.

Language

Spanish (Argentina)

Country

Argentina

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2012

Duration

65 mins

Availability

No distributor or archive copy known (9/2012).

Credits

Director

Matías Piñeiro

Producer

Melanie Schapiro

Cinematographer

Fernando Lockett

Screenplay

Matías Piñeiro

Production Design

Agustina Costa

Cast

Agustina Mu oz	Viola (later disguised as Cesario)
Elisa Carricajo	Sabrina (Olivia)
Maria Villar	Viola

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Twelfth Night

Subjects

Drama; Shakespeare

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); All-female casts; Rehearsals

Notes

History

Shown at the Toronto International Film Festival 2012.

Textual information

Like ROSALINDA (2010) the film is part of an ongoing series inspired by Gerard de Nerval’s ‘Girls of Fire’, an 1854 collection of short stories and sonnets each named for its eponymous heroine.

Production Company

Name

Revolver Films